Community  Putlbtttgs;  as;  Wm  Jflemorials 

A  series  of  bulletins  published  by  the  Bureau  of  Memorial  Buildings  of 
War  Camp  Community  Service ,  124  East  28 th  Street ,  New  York,  N.  V. 


Number  3  1919 

THE  PLANNING,  MANAGING  AND  FINANCING  OF 
MEMORIAL  COMMUNITY  HOUSES 


I.  Determining  What  Form  a  Community  House  Should  Take .  1 

II.  Ownership  and  Management  of  Community  Houses .  6 

III.  The  Financing  of  Memorial  Buildings .  14 


ANNOUNCEMENT 

The  National  Committee  on  Memorial  Buildings,  established  to 
assist  in  the  promotion  and  guidance  of  the  nation-wide  movement 
to  erect  Community  Buildings  as  war  memorials,  has  merged  its 
activities  with  those  of  War  Camp  Community  Service.  This  Com¬ 
mittee,  composed  of  one  hundred  representative  men  and  women 
from  all  parts  of  the  country,  has  become  the  Advisory  Committee  on 
Memorial  Buildings  of  War  Community  Service. 

The  Bureau  of  Memorial  Buildings  is  designed  to  serve  as  a 
clearing-house  of  information  and  service  in  regard  to  planning, 
erecting  and  administering  community  houses,  auditoriums,  recrea¬ 
tion  centers  and  other  “living”  memorials.  The  Bureau  does  not 
undertake  to  erect  or  finance  memorials  anywhere;  but  by  means  of 
bulletins,  exhibits,  speakers  and  personal  advisory  service,  it  is  ready 
to  aid  |tate  and  municipal  memorial  committees. 

The  Bureau,  through  its  Advisory  Committee  and  through  co- 
operation  with  national  community  service  bodies,  art  and  archi¬ 
tectural  associations,  etc:.,  has  brought  together  a  large  amount  of 
expert  opinion  and  knowledge  concerning  community  buildings.  This 
material  is  being  published  in  the  series  of  Bulletins  entitled  “Com¬ 
munity  Buildings  as  War  Memorials.”  A  list  of  these  publications 
appears  on  the  back  cover. 


The  Bureau  of  Memorial  Buildings  gratefully  acknowledges  the  aid  of  the 
following  in  collaborating  on  this  bulletin:  Eugene  R.  Shippen,  J.  P.  Robertson, 
Shelby  M.  Harrison,  Lawrence  F.  Peck,  and  the  Research  Department  of  the 
American  City  Bureau. 


LIBRARY 

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A  Suggested  Analysis  of  Community  Facilities  and  Needs  Which  Will 
Aid  in  Intelligent  Planning 


^•^HE  purpose  of  a  community  house  is  to  meet  the  unmet  needs 
of  community  life.  A  survey  of  local  conditions  will  determine 
the  character  of  the  community  house,  the  needs  it  will  endeavor 
to  meet,  and  the  facilities  it  ought  properly  to  furnish.  Where  a  trained 
director  of  the  survey  is  not  available,  or  perhaps  not  needed,  a  respon¬ 
sible  committee  might  be  appointed  by  the  mayor  or  by  the  organization 
initiating  the  movement  for  a  community  house,  such  committee  to 
secure  pertinent  facts  bearing  upon  the  problem  as  outlined  below. 


The  amount  and  character  of  the  data  required  will  differ  in  every 
community.  For  the  smaller  towns  the  following  form  will  need  to 
be  simplified  and  reduced.  In  any  case  the  aim  is  not  to  make  an 
elaborate  statistical  report,  nor  yet  a  technical  diagnosis  of  the  social 
health  of  the  community,  but  simply  to  get  at  the  social  facts  upon 
which  to  base  the  plan  for  a  community  house,  without  which  facts  the 
building  might  be  a  monument  “consecrated  to  uselessness.,, 


In  case  the  city  or  town  is  already  in  possession  of  a  survey  of 
industrial  conditions,  a  report  on  housing  or  city  planning,  or  a  church 
census,  the  work  of  making  the  community  house  survey  will  be  simpli¬ 
fied  by  just  that  much.  These  findings,  together  with  the  reports  of 
city  clerk,  city  engineer,  librarian,  superintendent  of  schools,  police  and 
poor  commissioners  and  associated  charities,  will  furnish  authoritative 
data.  In  addition  to  such  sources  of  information,  personal  interviews 
should  be  obtained  with  city  officials,  settlement  workers,  school  teachers, 


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the  clergy,  Boy  Scout  leaders  .and  other  qualified  observers  of  social 
conditions. 

In  the  following  outline  for  a  survey,  the  subjects  are  grouped  to 
answer  the  first  questions  which  should  be  asked  in  connection  with  the 
community  house  project:  How  large  and  what  sort  of  a  population 
must  the  building  serve?  What  are  the  existing  community  facilities? 
How  far  do  existing  institutions  serve  the  community’s  social  and  recrea¬ 
tional  needs? 

OUTLINE  OF  A  SURVEY 


I.  POPULATION 

1.  Census  of  1900,  1910,  1920  (esti¬ 

mated). 

2.  Total  number  of  men  in  service, 

1917-1919. 

Total  number  returned. 

3.  Male  voters. 

4.  School  enrollment. 

Boys. 

Girls. 

5.  Industrial  —  approximate  propor¬ 

tion. 

6.  Commercial — approximate  propor¬ 

tion. 

7.  Agricultural — approximate  propor¬ 

tion. 

8.  Different  nationalities  and  races — 

approximate  proportion. 

9.  Church  enrollment  —  Catholics, 

Protestants,  Jews,  etc. 

II.  COMMUNITY  FACILITIES 

1.  Is  there  a  community  auditorium 

or  general  meeting-place  for  all 
citizens? 

Seating  capacity? 

2.  Is  there  a  central  library? 

a.  Number  of  cards  issued. 

b.  Number  of  readers  per 

month. 


c.  Facilities  for  public  meet¬ 

ings. 

d.  Branch  libraries. 

3.  Is  there  an  art  museum? 

Nature  of  exhibits? 

Weekly  attendance? 

4.  Is  there  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building? 
What  facilities? 

5.  Is  there  a  Y.  W.  C.  A.  building? 
What  facilities? 

6.  Is  there  a  Knights  of  Columbus 

or  Y.  M.  H.  A.  building? 

What  facilities? 

7.  Which  fraternal  organizations 

have  their  own  clubhouses? 

Are  they  in  position  to  serve  the 
outside  public? 

8.  Where  do  labor  organizations 

meet? 

What  accommodations  have  they 
at  such  meeting  places? 

9.  What  facilities  have  the  churches 

for  the  general  public’s  use  as 
meeting-places  or  for  recreation 
purposes?  To  what  extent  are 
they  so  used? 

10.  What  accommodations  do  out-of- 
town  visitors  have  for  rest 
rooms  ? 


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ii.  Are  there  adequate  and  convenient 
comfort  stations? 

Do  the  parks  and  school  grounds 
furnish  adequate  playgrounds 
for  children  and  adults? 

a.  Acreage. 

b.  Number  of  baseball  dia¬ 

monds,  football  fields,  ten¬ 
nis  courts,  golf  courses. 

c.  Extent  of  children’s  play  in 

the  streets. 

13.  Do  the  young  people  not  attached 

to  churches  or  clubs  have  a 
place  where  they  meet  for  social 
contact  in  games,  dancing  and 
other  recreation  in  a  clean, 
wholesome  environment? 

14.  Theaters  and  moving  picture 

houses: 

a.  Location. 

b.  Seating  capacity. 

c.  Extent  of  patronage. 

d.  Class  of  patrons. 

15.  Dance  halls  and  other  halls: 

a.  Location. 

b.  Capacity. 

c.  Extent  of  patronage. 

d.  Class  of  patrons. 

16.  Pool-rooms  and  bowling  alleys. 

a.  Location. 

b.  Capacity. 

c.  Extent  of  patronage. 

d.  Class  of  patrons. 

17.  Other  commercial  amusements — 

skating  rinks,  shooting  galleries, 
penny  arcades? 

18.  What  facilities  in  the  nature  of 

headquarters  are  there  for  or¬ 
ganizations,  such  as  the  Cham¬ 
ber  of  Commerce,  Rotary  Club, 
County  Grange,  G.  A.  R.,  patri¬ 
otic  and  historical  societies, 
charitable  organizations,  Red 
Cross,  visiting  nurses,  women’s 


clubs,  art  leagues,  musical  so¬ 
cieties,  dramatic  societies,  civic 
federation,  reform  clubs  and 
neighborhood  improvement  as¬ 
sociations,  Boy  Scouts,  athletic 
clubs. 

19.  What  public  or  semi-public  build¬ 

ings  are  being  planned  or  in 
process  of  building? 

20.  State  buildings  and  facilities? 

21.  County  buildings  and  facilities? 

III.  SCHOOLS 

1.  Public  school  facilities: 

a.  Location  of  buildings. 

b.  Classification  as  to  grade. 

c.  Is  there  any  overcrowding, 

and  where. 

d.  Character  of  districts. 

e.  Physical  education  program. 

f.  Industrial  and  vocational 

program. 

g.  Provisions  for  recreation — 

gymnasium,  swimming 
pool,  playground 

h.  Number  of  recreation  lead¬ 

ers. 

i.  Extent  of  truancy. 

j.  Auditorium  —  open  to  pub¬ 

lic?  on  what  conditions? 

k.  To  what  extent  are  schools 

social  centers? 

2.  Private  schools: 

a.  Location. 

b.  Classification. 

c.  Number  of  children  accom¬ 

modated. 

d.  Character. 

e.  Provision  for  recreation. 

IV.  FINANCIAL  RESOURCES 

1.  Total  tax  collected  last  fiscal  year 

for  city  purposes. 

2.  Annual  school  budget. 


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3.  Last  Liberty  Bond  and  Victory 

Note  sales* 

4.  War  work  drive,  or  war  chest 

collection. 

V.  LEGAL  CONDITIONS 

1.  State  laws  governing  philan¬ 

thropic  organizations  and  cor¬ 
porations. 

2.  Municipal  statutes  regulating 

building. 

VI.  CITY  MAP 

1.  Business  and  residential  districts: 
Street-car  lines. 

Unimproved  property. 

Parks  and  playgrounds. 


Relation  of  center  of  population 
to  geographical  center. 

2.  Position  of  public  buildings, 

schools,  etc. 

3.  Type  and  character  of  buildings 

in  general — single  houses,  flats, 
tenements,  boarding-houses,  ho¬ 
tels,  schools,  churches,  theaters, 
public  buildings. 

4.  Historic  spots,  how  marked  or 

commemorated  ? 

VII.  GENERAL  REMARKS 
Special  needs  felt  in  the  com¬ 
munity  which  might  be  met  by 
a  public  building. 

Unusual  conditions  not  covered  by 
the  questions. 


Since  the  material  gathered  in  the  survey  will  contain  the  best 
evidence  that  the  community  needs  the  facilities  afforded  by  a  memorial 
building,  the  committee  in  charge  should  publish  the  complete  report, 
as  a  pamphlet,  or  possibly  in  the  local  newspapers,  and  with  it  a  brief 
digest  setting  forth  the  committee’s  conclusions.  A  city  map,  indicating 
divisions  of  the  population,  and  existing  community  facilities,  both 
recreational  and  social,  will  add  interest  to  the  published  report. 


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Suggested  Forms  of  Organization  for  Local  Memorial 
Building  Associations 


HE  kind  of  organization  best  adapted  to  the  needs  of  each  indi¬ 
vidual  community  must  be  determined  by  local  conditions,  by 
the  type  of  building  and  the  uses  to  which  it  will  be  put. 


In  those  advanced  communities  where  partisan  politics  have  been 
largely  eliminated  from  local  governments,  as  under  the  commission- 
manager  form,  title  to  the  building,  regardless  of  how  construction 
funds  have  been  raised,  may  well  be  vested  in  the  municipality  and  its 
operation  become  a  function  of  the  Public  Welfare  Department,  with 
a  citizen  advisory  board  cooperating.  Such  a  plan  does  not  necessitate 
the  raising  of  all  maintenance  funds  by  taxation,  as  annual  “drives” 
and  other  methods  of  voluntary  popular  support  may  be  utilized. 


Where  the  building  has  been  erected  by  municipal  funds,  title  must, 
of  course,  rest  with  the  city,  and  where  a  non-partisan  department  of 
welfare  does  not  exist,  a  representative  commission,  or  board  of  trustees, 
chosen  by  the  City  Council,  may  administer  the  affairs  of  the  com¬ 
munity  building. 

The  erection  of  memorials  by  taxation  is  not  usually  advocated 
by  the  Bureau  of  Memorial  Buildings,  but  if  such  a  method  is  employed, 
provision  for  some  form  of  free-will  contribution  should  be  made  and 
the  non-partisan  character  of  the  building  emphasized. 

Where  it  seems  advisable  to  conduct  the  memorial  building  as  an 
independent  community  enterprise,  one  of  the  three  following  forms  of 
organization  may  be  found  desirable.  All  three  provide  for  a  board  of 
trustees  or  directors.  In  the  first  two,  these  trustees  are  chosen  by  a 
direct  vote  of  a  membership  composed  of  those  who  have  contributed. 
The  third  calls  for  an  association  made  up  of  representatives  of  various 
existing  local  organizations. 


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FORM  NUMBER  ONE 

MEMORIAL  BUILDING  ASSO¬ 
CIATION  OF . 

CONSTITUTION 

Preamble: 

We,  residents  of . and  vicinity, 

in  meeting  assembled,  in  order  to  do 
honor  to  those  members  of  our  com¬ 
munity  who  served  in  the  Great  War, 
to  commemorate  the  names  of  those  who 
died  for  the  cause  of  Democracy,  and 
to  promote  that  enhanced  spirit  of  pub¬ 
lic  service  which  has  been  the  chief 
compensation  for  sacrifices  made,  do 
hereby  form  ourselves  into  an  Associa¬ 
tion  whose  principal  object  shall  be:  to 
erect  a  suitable  memorial  building,  and 
to  maintain  such  building  as  a  gather¬ 
ing  place,  open  to  all  the  people,  which 
may  provide  facilities  for  mental  and 
physical  growth,  for  fellowship  and  re¬ 
creation,  for  civic  service,  and  for  en¬ 
joyment  of  the  arts.  We  pledge  that 
this  Association,  while  affording  a  hear¬ 
ing  to  all,  will  not  attempt  by  formal 
action  to  bind  its  members  to  advocacy 
of,  or  opposition  to,  any  measure.  To 
this  end  we  establish  the  following 
Constitution  and  By-Laws,  and  direct 
that  those  who  shall  be  elected  as 
Trustees  thereunder  do  forthwith  take 
such  steps  as  may  be  necessary  under 
the  laws  of  the  state  of . to  in¬ 

corporate  this  Association. 

Article  I.  Name. 

This  organization  shall  be  known 
as  The  Memorial  Building  As¬ 
sociation  of . 

Article  II.  Object. 

The  objects  of  this  Association  shall 
be: 


1.  To  erect  and  maintain  a  Memorial 

Building  in  honor  of  those  who 
served  in  the  Great  War. 

2.  To  provide  a  permanent  community 

home,  open  to  all  people  and  to 
all  non-partisan,  non-sectarian 
organizations  devoted  to  recrea¬ 
tional,  civic,  art,  educational,  and 
other  activities  looking  to  the 
common  good. 

Article  III.  Membership. 

All  residents  of . and  vicinity 

over  eighteen  years  of  age  who 
comply  with  the  provisions  set 
forth  in  the  By-Laws  shall  be 
eligible  to  membership  in  this 
Association. 

Article  IV.  Government. 

The  government  of  this  Association 
shall  be  vested  in  a  Board  of 

. (9  to  25) . Trustees 

to  be  elected  by  a  direct  vote  of 
the  members  and  responsible  di¬ 
rectly  to  them  for  the  construc¬ 
tion,  maintenance  and  manage¬ 
ment  of  the  Memorial  Building. 
The  manner  of  their  election, 
their  duties  and  powers  shall  be 
as  provided  in  the  By-Laws. 

Article  V.  By -Laws. 

By-Laws,  as  hereinafter  provided, 
shall,  with  this  Constitution,  be 
the  governing  instruments  for  the 
administration  of  this  Association. 

Article  VI.  A  mendments. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amended, 
either  by  mail  referendum  or  at 
a  regular  or  special  meeting 
called  for  that  purpose,  provided 


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the  following  conditions  have 
been  fulfilled: 

1.  The  notice  of  the  proposed  amend¬ 

ment  must  be  mailed  to  each 
member  not  less  than  thirty  days 
in  advance  of  a  general  meeting 
at  which  it  may  be  discussed. 

2.  The  amendment  may  be  voted  on  at 

this  meeting,  provided  one- third 
of  the  members  are  present;  oth¬ 
erwise  the  amendment  must  be 
submitted  to  all  members  by  mail 
not  less  than  twenty  nor  more 
than  forty  days  thereafter,  or  at 
a  regular  or  special  meeting  to  be 
held  not  less  than  twenty  nor 
more  than  forty  days  thereafter, 
as  the  Board  of  Trustees  may  de¬ 
termine. 

3.  By  whatever  method  submitted,  an 

amendment  must  poll  an  affirma¬ 
tive  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the 
qualified  members  voting,  in 
order  to  be  effective. 

SUGGESTED  BY-LAWS 
Article  I.  Membership. 

1.  Membership  in  this  Association 

shall  be  of  two  classes — honorary 
and  active. 

2.  Honorary  membership  shall  include 

those  who  are  regularly  enrolled 
in  the  armed  forces  of  the  United 
States  or  have  been  honorably 
discharged  therefrom,  and  such 
others  who  have  served  their 
country  with  distinction,  as  the 
Board  of  Trustees  may,  by  two- 
thirds  vote,  designate. 

3.  All  residents  of . and  vicinity 

over  eighteen  years  of  age,  who 
contribute  the  sum  of  $1  or  more 
toward  the  construction  or  main¬ 
tenance  of  this  Memorial  Build¬ 


ing,  shall  be  active  members  of 
this  Association  for  the  fiscal  year 
in  which  their  contributions  are 
made. 

4.  All  members,  whether  honorary  or 
active,  shall  be  qualified  to  vote 
at  the  annual  meeting  in  the  elec¬ 
tion  of  trustees  and  in  the  trans¬ 
action  of  such  other  business  as 
may  be  presented. 


Article  II.  Election  (alternate  forms 
A  or  B) 

The  Trustees,  provided  for  in 
Article  IV  of  the  Constitu¬ 
tion,  shaH  be  nominated  and 
elected  annually  in  the  man¬ 
ner  hereinafter  described,  the 
election  to  be  completed  on 
the . day  of . 

(a)  Nominations  shall  be  made 
prior  to  the  election  by  means 
of  a  direct  primary.  A  bal¬ 
lot  accompanied  by  the  mem¬ 
bership  list  shall  be  mailed 
to  all  members,  from  which 
list  each  member  may  desig¬ 
nate  (Y)  candidates. 

(b)  The  (Z)  receiving  the 
highest  number  of  votes  in 

A.  the  primary  shall  be  de¬ 

clared  nominated,  and  their 
names  be  placed  on  the  offi¬ 
cial  ballot.  At  the  official 
election  the  (Y)  candidates 
receiving  the  highest  num¬ 
ber  of  votes  shall  be  de¬ 
clared  elected. 

In  case  of  a  tie  in  the  last 
place,  either  in  the  primary 
or  official  election,  the  selec¬ 
tion  shall  be  made  by  lot, 
under  the  direction  of  the 
Committee  in  charge  of  the 
election. 


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The  Trustees  provided  for  in 
Article  IV  of  the  Constitu¬ 
tion  shall  be  nominated  by 
petition,  the  signatures  of 
(X)  members  being  required. 
No  members  signature  may 
be  counted  on  more  than  one 
petition,  and  it  shall  be  re¬ 
garded  as  valid  only  on  that 
one  first  filed,  at  the  place 
designated. 

The  names  of  the  nominees 
shall  be  printed  in  alpha¬ 
betical  order  on  an  official 
ballot,  which  shall  be  mailed 
to  all  duly  qualified  mem¬ 
bers  and  on  which  they  shall 
indicate  by  numerals  their 
first,  second,  third  and  other 
choices.  Each  voter  may  ex¬ 
press  as  many  choices  as  he 
desires,  altho  his  vote  will 
count  but  once. 

The  election  and  the  count  of 
the  ballots  shall  be  accord¬ 
ing  to  the  Hare  system  of 
proportional  representation. 


4.  The  members  shall  vote  by  mail  or 

in  person,  by  secret  ballot  in  con¬ 
formity  with  such  additional  rules 
and  regulations  as  the  Board  of 
Trustees  may  adopt. 

5.  Vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Trustees 

shall  be  filled  by  the  Board  for  the 
unexpired  term. 

6.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have 

power  to  review  and  decide  ques¬ 
tions  of  eligibility  among  their 
own  members. 

7.  The  chief  executive  of  the  city,  the 


superintendent  of  schools,  and  a 
third  city  official  to  be  designated 
by  the  governing  body  of  the  city 
shall  be  ex-officio  members  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  in  addition  to 
those  regularly  elected.* 

Article  III .  Officers . 

1.  Within  ten  days  after  the  election, 

the  Trustees  shall  meet  and  elect 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year ;  a 
President,  one  or  more  Vice-Presi¬ 
dents,  a  Secretary,  and  a  Treas¬ 
urer.  All  the  officers  must  be 
members  of  the  Board  except  the 
Treasurer,  who  need  not  be  a 
member  of  the  Board. 

2.  The  duties  of  the  officers  shall  be 

such  as  their  titles  by  general 
usage  would  indicate,  and  such  as 
required  by  the  law,  and  such  as 
may  be  assigned  to  them,  respec¬ 
tively,  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
from  time  to  time. 

3.  The  Board  of  Trustees  may  employ 

a  Manager,  and  provide  for  as¬ 
sistants,  and  determine  the  com¬ 
pensation  to  be  paid  for  their 
services. 

4.  The  Treasurer  and  the  Manager 

shall  each  furnish  surety  bonds  in 
such  amounts  as  the  Board  of 
Trustees  shall  deem  necessary,  the 
cost  to  be  paid  by  the  Association. 

Article  IV.  Committees . 

1.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  author¬ 

ize  and  define  the  powers  and  du¬ 
ties  of  all  Committees. 

2.  The  President  shall  appoint  all 


(X)  10  to  25  members. 

(Y)  Number  to  be  elected. 

(Z)  Twice  the  number  to  be  elected. 


*  The  Board  of  Trustees  should  consist 
of  from  9  to  25  members,  depending  upon 
the  size  of  the  city  and  local  conditions. 


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Committees,  subject  to  confirmation 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Article  V.  Meetings. 

1.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  Memo¬ 

rial  Building  Association  shall  be 

held  on  the . in . of  each 

year,  at  the  Memorial  Building,  at 
an  hour  to  be  designated  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

2.  Meetings  of  the  members  may  be 

held  at  such  other  times  as  the 
President  or  the  Board  of  Trustees 
may  determine,  or  upon  the  writ¬ 
ten  request  of  five  per  cent,  of  the 
members  in  good  standing,  pro¬ 
vided  that  when  called  otherwise 
than  by  the  President  or  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  the  notice  shall  con¬ 
tain  a  statement  of  the  purpose  of 
the  meeting  and  shall  be  issued  at 
least  two  days  preceding  the  meet¬ 
ing. 

3.  At  all  meetings,  five  per  cent,  of  the 

members  in  good  standing  shall 
constitute  a  quorum. 

4.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  meet  at 

regular  periods.  Absence  from 
three  consecutive  regular  meetings 
without  an  excuse  deemed  valid, 
and  so  recorded  by  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  shall  be  construed  as  a 
resignation. 

5.  A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  may  be  called  at  any 
time  by  the  President  or  by  the 
three  Trustees,  provided  that  when 
called  otherwise  than  by  the 
President,  a  call  shall  be  issued  to 
each  Trustee  stating  the  purpose 
of  the  meeting,  not  less  than  three 
hours  preceding  the  meeting. 

6.  At  all  meetings  of  the  Board  of 


Trustees  a  majority  shall  consti¬ 
tute  a  quorum. 

7.  All  questions  of  parliamentary  pro¬ 
cedure  shall  be  settled  according 
to  Robert’s  Rules  of  Order. 

Article  VI.  Funds. 

1.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have 

power  to  solicit  and  obtain  sub¬ 
scriptions  in  cash  or  in  bonds  for 
a  building  fund,  and  therewith  to 
procure  the  erection  of  the  memo¬ 
rial  provided  for  in  the  Constitu¬ 
tion  and  in  these  By-Laws. 

2.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  also 

have  power,  and  is  hereby  di¬ 
rected,  to  circulate  each  year  a 
summary  of  the  Association’s  ac¬ 
tivities  and  to  solicit  contribu¬ 
tions  from  the  residents  of . 

and  vicinity,  which,  with  other 
available  revenues,  shall  consti¬ 
tute  the  maintenance  fund  out  of 
which  all  building,  maintenance 
and  operating  expenses  of  the  As¬ 
sociation  shall  be  met. 

3.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  also 

have  power  in  its  discretion  to 
lease  portions  of  the  memorial 
building  to  other  non-profit  or¬ 
ganizations  engaged  in  work  for 
the  common  welfare,  and  to  de¬ 
termine  the  compensation  to  be 
paid  therefor. 

4.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  also 

have  power  to  purchase,  hold,  sell, 
lease  or  mortgage  real  estate,  to 
incur  debts,  giving  therefor  notes 
of  the  corporation  signed  by  one 
or  more  officials  duly  authorized 
by  the  Board  for  that  purpose, 
and  may  enter  into  contracts  of 
any  kind  furthering  the  purpose 
of  the  Association. 


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5.  The  fiscal  year  shall  end  the . 

day  of . 

Article  VII.  Building. 

1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  to  procure  the  erection 
of  a  building  which  in  beauty  of 
design  and  utility  of  plan  shall  be 
both  an  adequate  memorial  to 
those  whom  it  is  to  honor,  and  a 
practical  and  useful  structure  to 
those  whom  it  is  to  serve. 

2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  to  provide  rules  for  the 
management  of  the  building  and 
the  conduct  of  the  people  who  may 
use  it 

3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  to  maintain  such  build¬ 
ing  in  proper  repair  and  in  con¬ 
dition  for  public  use  at  all  rea¬ 
sonable  hours. 

Article  VIII.  Amendments. 

1.  These  By-Laws  may  be  amended 

by  mail  referendum  or  by  a  ma¬ 
jority  vote  of  the  members  in 
good  standing  in  attendance  at 
any  regular  meeting  or  any  spe¬ 
cial  meeting  called  for  that  pur¬ 
pose,  provided  that  such  proposed 
amendments  shall  be  plainly  stated 
in  the  call  for  the  meeting  at 
which  they  are  to  be  considered. 

2.  Notice  of  meetings  at  which  such 

amendments  are  to  be  considered 
must  be  given  at  least  ten  days 
prior  to  the  time  of  the  meeting. 

FORM  NUMBER  TWO 
MEMORIAL  BUILDING  COR¬ 
PORATION 

A  second  form  of  organization  may 
follow  that  of  a  regular  corporation. 


In  such  case  the  instruments  of  gov¬ 
ernment  will  depend  upon  the  local 
state  laws,  and  may  consist  of  Articles 
of  Incorporation,  followed  by  By-Laws. 
The  Articles  of  Incorporation  may  set 
forth  purposes  similar  to  those  in  the 
Constitution  of  Form  Number  One,  and 
the  By-Laws  of  Form  Number  One 
may  be  used  with  certain  modifications. 

The  capital  stock  may  be  sufficient 
for  both  construction  and  endowment 
funds,  or  for  construction  funds  only. 
The  shares  of  stock  should  be  in  small 
denominations,  and  the  sale  to  a  single 
holder  limited  as  to  amount 

"living  endowment  certificates” 

For  maintenance  purposes,  “living 
endowment  certificates”  may  be  issued, 
the  holder  pledging  to  pay  each  year 
an  amount  equivalent  to  five  per  cent, 
on  the  face  of  his  certificate.  (For  a 
full  description  of  the  living  endow¬ 
ment  plan,  see  page  00.) 

For  purposes  of  electing  directors, 
the  holders  of  capital  stock  and  of 
“living  endowment  certificates”  are 
members  of  the  corporation. 

FORM  NUMBER  THREE 

CONSTITUTION 

Preamble: 

We,  the  duly  appointed  representa¬ 
tives  of  various  organizations  of 

. in  meeting  assembled  in 

order  to  do  honor,  etc.  (Same  as 
Form  I.) 

Article  I.  Name ,  and  Article  II.  Ob¬ 
ject:  Same  as  Form  I. 

Article  III.  Membership. 

Membership  in  this  Association 
shall  be  limited  to  the  duly  ap- 


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pointed  representatives  of  the 
various  organizations  and  societies 

of . ,  as  provided  in  the 

By-Laws. 

Article  IV.  Government ,  and  Article 
V.  By-Laws:  Same  as  Form  I. 

A rticle  VI.  A  mendments. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amend¬ 
ed  at  any  regular  or  special  meet¬ 
ing  called  for  that  purpose  by  a 
two-thirds  vote  of  those  present; 
provided  that  a  notice  of  such 
proposed  amendment  has  been 
mailed  to  each  member  not  less 
than  thirty  days  in  advance  of 
such  a  meeting;  and  provided, 
further,  that  a  majority  of  all 
members  are  in  attendance  at  the 
time  the  amendments  are  voted 
upon. 

BY-LAWS 

Article  1.  Membership. 

i.  Membership  in  this  Association  shall 
be  limited  to  the  duly  appointed 
representatives  of  each  of  the  fol¬ 
lowing  organizations:  (Such  list 
might  include  American  Legion, 
Spanish  War  Veterans,  G.  A.  R., 
U.  C.  V.,  D.  A.  R.,  U.  D.  C., 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Rotary 
Club,  Kiwanis  Club,  Civic 
League,  Housewives’  League, 
Women’s  Literary  Society,  Red 
Cross  Chapter,  Associated  Chari¬ 
ties,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Y.  W.  C.  A., 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Y.  M.  H. 
A.,  Federated  Labor  Council, 
Grange,  Farmers  Cooperative  As¬ 
sociation,  City  Council,  School 
Board,  Library  Trustees,  Manu¬ 


facturers’  Association,  Pastors’  As¬ 
sociation,  Boy  Scouts,  Camp  Fire 
Girls,  Masonic  Order,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
Knights  of  Pythias,  or  similar  or¬ 
ganizations  locally  represented). 
Members  serve  for  the  fiscal  year 
for  which  they  are  appointed  and 
until  their  successors  have  been 
chosen  and  qualified. 

2.  Participating  organizations  shall  be 

entitled  to  representation  on  the 
basis  of  the  numerical  strength  of 
their  active  membership,  with  a 
minimum  of  one  representative  for 
each  organization.  Organizations 
having  more  than  one  hundred 
members  shall  be  entitled  to  one 
additional  representative  for  each 
additional  hundred  members  or 
fraction  thereof.* 

3.  The  method  of  selecting  such  repre¬ 

sentatives  shall  be  determined  by 
the  governing  board  of  the  or¬ 
ganization  they  represent,  but  this 
Association  shall  be  judge  of  the 
credentials  of  its  members. 

Article  II.  Elections ;  Article  III.  Offi¬ 
cers •,  and  Article  IV.  Committees: 
Same  as  Form  I. 

Article  V.  Meetings. 

Same  as  Article  V  of  Form  I,  with 
the  exception  that  in  Section  2 
‘‘five  per  cent.”  shall  be  changed 
to  “ten  per  cent.,”  and  Section  3 
shall  read:  A  majority  of  the 
members  of  the  Association  shall 
constitute  a  quorum. 


*  N.  B. — For  example,  a  Commercial  As¬ 
sociation  of  325  members  chooses  four 
members  of  the  Memorial  Building  Asso¬ 
ciation. 


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Article  VI.  Funds . 

Same  as  Article  VI  of  Form  I,  ex¬ 
cept  that  Section  2  shall  read: 
The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  also 
have  power,  and  is  hereby  direct¬ 
ed,  to  circulate  each  year  a  sum¬ 
mary  of  the  Association  activities 
and  to  solicit  contributions  from 
the  residents  of . and 


vicinity,  which,  with  other  avail¬ 
able  revenues,  shall  constitute  the 
maintenance  fund,  out  of  which 
all  building  maintenance  and  op¬ 
erating  expenses  of  the  Association 
shall  be  met. 

Article  VII .  Building ,  and  Article 
VIII.  Amendments:  Same  as  Form  !. 


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III.  Cf )t  ^financing  of  Jflemorial  ^uilbings 

problem  of  financing  Memorial  Community  Buildings  is 
flL  threefold.  First,  must  come  the  securing  of  funds  for  the  erec- 
tion  of  the  building;  second,  the  providing  of  proper  equipment; 
and  third,  some  plan  of  maintenance.  Local  conditions  will  largely  de¬ 
termine  the  methods  to  be  employed. 

CONSTRUCTION 

Funds  for  the  erection  of  Memorial  Community  Buildings  may 
be  secured  by  any  one  of  three  general  methods: 

1.  Voluntary  contributions  by  popular  subscription. 

2.  Public  funds  secured  by  bond  issue  and  taxation. 

3.  A  combination  of  popular  subscription  and  public  funds. 

Popular  Subscription .  A  strong  feeling  exists  in  many  communi¬ 
ties  that  funds  for  memorial  buildings  should  be  raised  solely  by  volun¬ 
tary  contributions.  The  arguments  presented  are:  that  such  tributes 
should  be  the  free-will  offering  of  the  people  as  expression  of  gratitude 
and  thanksgiving  to  the  living  and  of  reverence  for  the  fallen ;  also,  that 
by  taxation,  soldiers  and  sailors  are  made  to  help  pay  for  their  own 
memorials.  The  popular  method  of  securing  contributions  is  by  a  short 
campaign  similar  to  the  “drive”  employed  for  the  creation  of  war  funds. 
Every  community  has  had  sufficient  experience  in  the  conduct  of  these 
drives  to  make  a  detailed  outline  of  campaign  unnecessary.  Inasmuch 
as  the  memorial  building  movements  are  local  rather  than  national,  the 
necessary  preliminary  publicity  will  call  for  more  effort,  and  those  in 
charge  of  the  campaign  must  develop  a  strong  local  program  of  pub¬ 
licity. 

It  is  usually  advisable  to  have  the  memorial  project  worked  out  so 
that  those  in  charge  of  the  campaign  may  have  a  definite  amount  of 
money  as  the  goal  of  the  drive.  The  details  may  be  postponed,  but  it  is 
much  easier  to  sell  concrete  plans  than  general  ideas.  By  all  means  the 
actual  drive  for  funds  should  be  so  organized  that  it  will  reach  every 
source  of  contribution.  It  should  be  well  timed  and  limited  to  a  short, 


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intensive  campaign.  All  possible  help  in  the  way  of  speakers,  exhibits, 
and  special  publicity  features  should  be  made  use  of.  Among  the  devices 
employed  in  such  drives  are: 

(a)  The  sale  of  stock,  non-assessable  and  non-dividend-paying,  as 
provided  for  in  the  second  form  of  organization  (see  page  io).  Such 
stock  should  be  issued  in  certificates  of  small  denomination,  and  the 
amount  purchasable  by  a  single  buyer  so  limited  as  not  to  give  the  con¬ 
trol  of  the  project  to  a  small  group  of  people.  This  danger  may  be 
avoided,  however,  by  providing  that  all  holders  of  stock  shall  have  equal 
voice  in  the  election  of  the  memorial  building  trustees,  regardless  of  the 
amount  of  stock  held  by  the  individual. 

(b)  Subscriptions  for  bricks  at  one  dollar  ($i)  each  enter  into 
the  campaign  plans  at  Philadelphia  and  Cincinnati. 

(c)  Where  the  organization  follows  Form  No.  i  (see  page  6), 
memberships  of  various  classes  may  be  sold,  or,  better  yet,  all  member¬ 
ships  may  be  of  uniform  size,  the  amount  being  low  enough  to  exclude 
no  one,  and  the  larger  contributors  being  encouraged  to  purchase  “plural” 
memberships.  Should  the  membership  method  be  adopted,  it  is  quite 
essential  that  the  privileges  of  membership  be  clearly  defined  and  an¬ 
nounced  to  avoid  future  misunderstandings.  In  the  majority  of  cases 
membership  will  carry  with  it  no  special  privilege  other  than  that  of 
voting  for  the  trustees  or  directors  of  the  association. 

(d)  Many  communities  are  using  the  simple  subscription  method 
employed  for  raising  funds  during  the  Red  Cross  and  United  War 
Work  drives. 

In  all  cases  pledges  should  be  made  payable  on  the  installment  plan, 
and  the  amount  to  be  raised  should  be  large  enough  to  allow  for  the 
shrinkage  inevitable  with  the  pledge  method.  The  donation  of  Liberty 
Bonds  and  War  Savings  Stamps  should  be  urged,  and  they  should  be 
accepted  at  par. 

True  democracy  is  the  essence  of  the  community  house  movement; 
hence  no  would-be  contributor  should  be  barred  because  of  limited 
means.  Whatever  method  is  used,  some  provision  must  be  made  for 


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small  subscriptions.  Memorial  building  stamps  similar  to  War  Savings 
Stamps  and  exchangeable  for  stock,  bricks,  and  membership  or  other 
larger  units  may  be  utilized.  Again,  a  pledge  card,  like  a  “sugar 
card,”  with  dates  and  amounts  in  sums  of  io  cents,  25  cents,  and  50 
cents  printed  around  the  edges,  to  be  punched  upon  payment,  is  another 
workable  suggestion. 

Public  Funds .  Many  communities  argue  that  war  memorials  are 
public  obligations  to  be  paid  for  by  public  funds.  Where  these 
memorials  are  to  take  the  form  of  buildings  to  be  used  by  the  public 
and  open  to  all  on  an  equal  footing,  the  argument  seems  well  sustained. 
This  view  is  particularly  defendable  when  the  building  is  to  serve 
other  purposes  than  those  of  a  community  center.  Several  state  legis¬ 
latures  have  recently  passed  laws  definitely  authorizing  the  issuance  of 
bonds  for  the  construction  of  memorial  buildings,  and  providing  for 
taxation  as  a  means  of  maintenance.  Many  communities  are  planning 
to  erect  memorial  buildings  which  shall  provide  space  for  municipal 
offices,  auditoriums,  libraries,  art  galleries,  and  other  public  purposes, 
in  addition  to  the  social  and  recreational  features  usually  found  in 
community  houses.  It  is,  of  course,  highly  proper  that  all  or  a  large 
part  of  the  funds  for  such  buildings  be  secured  by  bond  issue  to  be 
funded  by  taxation. 

Combination  of  Subscription  and  Taxation .  Where  local  condi¬ 
tions  warrant,  the  funds  for  memorial  buildings  may  be  raised  by  a 
combination  of  popular  subscription  and  public  funds.  In  many  cases 
where  the  popular  subscription  method  is  being  employed,  the  city 
council  or  county  commission  has  been  invited  to  subscribe  under  the 
same  terms  as  private  contributors.  In  one  instance,  the  total  amount 
to  be  raised  is  being  divided  into  three  equal  parts — one-third  will  be 
furnished  by  the  county,  one-third  by  the  city,  and  one-third  by  popular 
subscription. 

EQUIPMENT 

As  a  general  rule,  the  cost  of  construction  and  equipment  are 
combined,  and  the  funds  for  the  joint  purpose  secured  at  one  time. 
The  equipment  of  the  building,  however,  offers  a  unique  opportunity 


Community  SSutlbing*  a*  ®Har  ifflemortate 


for  special  memorial  features.  Even  in  the  case  where  construction 
funds  are  raised  by  taxation,  it  may  be  found  desirable  to  accept  popu¬ 
lar  contributions  for  a  large  part  of  the  equipment.  Certainly  some 
provision  should  be  made  for  receiving  gifts  from  those  who  desire  to 
provide  special  memorials  for  relatives  or  friends.  These  gifts  may  be 
in  the  form  of  money  to  be  used  in  the  equipping  of  some  special  room, 
or  in  the  form  of  appropriate  paintings,  or  other  definite  memorial 
features.  If  lodges,  societies,  and  other  organizations  desire  to  recognize 
the  services  of  their  members  by  special  memorials,  such  an  arrangement 
will  be  found  most  practicable.  For  example,  the  Camp  Fire  Girls  may 
desire  to  raise  funds  for  the  construction  of  a  large  open  fire-place;  the 
local  art  society  may  contribute  a  group  of  mural  paintings  or  ap¬ 
propriate  pieces  of  sculpture. 

A  special  committee  on  equipment  and  furnishings  should  be  de¬ 
tailed  to  develop  this  feature,  and  co-relate  such  contributions  so  as  to 
avoid  duplication  of  effort  and  insure  the  proper  harmony. 

MAINTENANCE 

The  method  of  securing  funds  for  construction  and  equipment 
will  determine  to  some  extent  the  source  of  maintenance.  Yet  other 
factors  will  enter,  chief  of  which  will  be  the  revenue  derived  from  the 
use  of  the  building.  This  in  turn  depends  upon  the  nature  of  the 
building  and  the  purposes  to  which  it  will  be  put. 

i.  Revenue  from  Buildings 

(a)  Rents.  If  the  building  is  to  become  the  headquarters  of 
various  patriotic,  civic,  art,  literary  or  dramatic  societies,  the  rent 
charged  for  office  room  and  the  use  of  the  auditorium  will  largely,  if 
not  entirely  pay  its  running  expenses.  This  will  apply  particularly  to 
renting  the  auditorium  for  concerts  and  other  public  gatherings,  the 
gymnasium  and  halls  for  dancing  parties,  and  the  banquet-room  for 
private  purposes.  In  many  cases  the  local  chamber  of  commerce  will 
make  its  headquarters  in  the  building,  and  the  secretary  of  this  associa¬ 
tion  may  serve  as  general  custodian  of  the  building.  In  other  communi¬ 
ties  the  building  may  be  under  the  control  of  the  local  post  of  the 


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American  Legion,  or  of  the  local  Community  Service  organization,  where 
a  similar  arrangement  for  supervising  the  building  may  work  out. 

In  a  large  number  of  cities  the  community  building  will  doubtless 
be  linked  up  with  the  public  school  program,  so  as  to  permit  the  school 
children  to  use  the  gymnasium  or  other  parts  of  the  building.  In  such 
cases  the  renting  of  the  community  house  to  the  school  authorities  will 
go  far  toward  solving  the  maintenance  problem. 

(b)  Fees .  Fees  may  be  charged  for  gaming  privileges,  as  for 
example,  bowding  alleys  and  billiard  and  pool  tables.  Nominal  fees 
may  also  be  charged  for  adult  gymnasium  classes,  and  use  of  the  tennis 
courts  and  other  playground  facilities  used  by  the  grown-ups.  As  a 
rule  children  should  not  be  charged  for  the  use  of  these  facilities,  and 
where  the  school  board  does  not  provide  for  them,  some  other  means 
should  be  found. 

(c)  Profits  and  Concessions .  Many  community  houses,  when  con¬ 
ducted  by  a  working  organization,  will  maintain  refreshment  facilities 
such  as  soda  fountains,  cigar  and  candy  stands,  and  cafes.  In  such  cases 
the  profits  will  of  course  be  devoted  to  the  maintenance  expenses.  In 
other  instances  these  concessions  may  be  sold  to  private  parties. 

2.  Popular  Subscription 

Maintenance  funds  may  be  provided  or  augmented  by  popular 
subscription,  which  may  be  secured  by  any  of  three  methods,  or  by  a 
combination  thereof. 

(a)  Annual  membership  dues,  as  provided  for  in  organization 
form  No.  i.  There  is  a  danger  in  the  membership  idea,  as  those  who 
are  “not  invited”  or  for  other  reasons  feel  “left  out”  may  be  the  very 
ones  most  in  need  of  the  fellowship  and  services  provided  by  the  com¬ 
munity  house. 

(b)  Some  communities  are  planning  to  conduct  annual  drives  for 
maintenance  funds,  similar  to  the  Red  Cross  and  other  War  Fund 
drives.  While  such  a  method  may  perhaps  serve  to  keep  alive  com¬ 
munity  interest,  it  contains  an  element  of  possible  risk  in  that  the 


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enthusiasm  may  wane  during  the  course  of  years,  and  some  more 
systematic  method  may  commend  itself  from  a  business  viewpoint. 

(c)  The  “living  endowment”  plan  is  finding  hearty  endorsement 
in  many  cases.  The  following  illustration  wall  explain  it.  Suppose  it 
is  found  that  an  annual  budget  of  $5,000  is  needed.  If  money  yields 
a  net  5  per  cent,  interest,  it  would  require  an  actual  permanent  endow¬ 
ment  of  $100,000  to  provide  an  annual  income  of  $5,000.  To  raise 
such  an  endowment  fund  at  the  time  of  the  drive  for  the  construction 
of  the  building  is  seldom  advisable,  if  indeed  possible.  Again,  the 
existence  of  an  endowment  large  enough  to  support  all  activities,  re¬ 
moves  from  the  community  house  project  the  element  of  democracy,  as 
it  makes  the  users  of  the  community  house  privileges  the  beneficiaries 
of  those  who  contributed  the  endowment.  It  establishes  a  patronage 
that  tends  to  thwart  the  impulse  to  pay  one’s  way.  None  of  these 
objections  are  to  be  found  in  the  “living  endowment”  idea. 

To  raise  $5,000  annually,  issue  $100,000  worth  of  living  endow¬ 
ment  certificates  in  denominations  of  from  $50  up.  These  certify  that 
the  holder  pledges  to  pay  each  year  for  the  maintenance  of  the  memorial 

community  house  the  sum  of  $ . ,  being  the  equivalent  of  5% 

interest  on  the  face  of  his  certificate.  Thus  a  $100  living  endowment 
certificate  will  yield  $5  a  year  income  for  the  maintenance  fund.  Such 
a  certificate  may  be  made  “negotiable,”  so  that  a  holder  upon  leaving 
the  community  may  pass  on  his  certificate,  with  its  obligations,  to  some 
friend,  notice  of  such  transfer  to  be  mailed  to  the  secretary  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  memorial  building  association.  Payment  of  interest 
may  be  made  annually,  semi-annually  or  quarterly,  as  indicated. 

Blocks  of  such  certificates  may  be  subscribed  to  by  various  societies 
and  organizations,  and  by  business  corporations.  In  this  way  the  com¬ 
munity  itself  becomes  the  endowment,  and  yields  the  needed  income  on 
a  systematic,  self-perpetuating  plan.  As  certificates  are  cancelled  for 
failure  to  yield  the  interest,  they  may  be  considered  “poor  investments,” 
and  other  certificates  issued  in  lieu  thereof.  As  the  community  house 
activities  increase  and  a  larger  budget  is  needed,  a  new  block  of  living 
endowment  certificates  may  be  issued  and  subscriptions  secured  by  aid 
of  a  short,  intensive  campaign. 


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(d)  A  fourth  method  of  providing  for  maintenance  is  that  of  a 
regular  endowment.  In  a  few  communities  this  method  is  perfectly 
feasible,  and  may  well  be  employed  to  provide  at  least  a  large  part  of 
the  running  expenses  of  the  institution.  It  is  quite  possible  that  com¬ 
munity  houses  erected  in  certain  sections  of  large  cities  where  the  popu¬ 
lation  is  of  a  shifting  nature,  would  make  such  an  endowment  method 
a  practical  solution  to  the  problem.  Even  in  this  case  it  is  highly  de¬ 
sirable  that  those  who  use  the  community  house  should  pay  a  fair  price 
for  most  of  the  privileges — not  only  as  a  source  of  revenue,  but  as  a 
means  of  creating  and  maintaining  self-respect  and  a  feeling  of  inde¬ 
pendence.  Again,  instances  will  be  found  where  wealthy  patrons  may 
wish  to  create  an  endowment  fund  as  a  memorial  to  individual  heroes 
of  the  war.  In  such  cases  it  may  be  advisable  to  provide  that  the  income 
from  such  endowment  be  devoted  to  specific  purposes;  for  example:  the 
maintenance  of  the  recreation  field,  or,  provision  for  concert  courses, 
or  some  other  type  of  definite  service. 

In  conclusion,  it  seems  wise  to  urge  that  all  problems  of  finance 
receive  mature  deliberation,  as  it  would  be  most  unfortunate  if  the 
splendid  impulse  to  commemorate  fittingly  the  principles  and  heroism 
of  the  World  War  should  result  in  the  erection  of  buildings  which 
will  fail  to  function  as  fitting  tributes  to  those  who  served. 


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Community  Puilbtngg  ag  SSIar  iWemorialfi 
PuUettnS 

1.  WHAT  SORT  OF  WAR  MEMORIAL?  By  Albert  S.  Bard. 

Advocating  Community  Houses  as  Memorials.  Illustrated.  (Formerly 
published  as  Bulletin  No.  4  of  the  National  Committee  on  Memorial 
Buildings.) 

2.  A  LIVING  MEMORIAL. 

Suggesting  a  program  of  community  service,  centering  about  a  Com¬ 
munity  House,  as  the  truest  memorial;  and  outlining  the  social,  re¬ 
creational,  art  and  educational  possibilities  of  the  community  building. 
(Published  by  War  Camp  Community  Service,  and  as  Bulletin  No.  2 
of  the  National  Committee  on  Memorial  Buildings.) 

3.  THE  PLANNING,  MANAGING  AND  FINANCING  OF  MEMORIAL 
COMMUNITY  HOUSES. 

Outlining  a  survey  to  determine  the  best  type  of  building;  suggesting 
forms  of  organization  for  local  memorial  building  associations;  and 
proposing  methods  of  financing  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  the 
memorial.  (Published  in  part  in  Bulletin  No.  3  of  the  National  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Memorial  Buildings.) 

4.  EXISTING  COMMUNITY  HOUSES. 

Information  about  successful  Community  Houses;  their  architectural 
form  and  special  features.  Illustrated. 

5.  EXISTING  PUBLIC  AUDITORIUMS. 

Descriptions  of  the  most  successful  memorial  and  other  municipal  audi¬ 
toriums  and  assembly  halls.  Illustrated. 

6.  PROVISION  FOR  ART,  MUSIC  AND  DRAMA  IN  MEMORIAL 
BUILDINGS. 

Illustrated. 

7.  PROGRESS  OF  THE  MEMORIAL  BUILDING  MOVEMENT. 

Brief  reports  from  towns  and  cities  that  have  decided  to  erect  buildings 
as  war  memorials. 

8.  MEMORIAL  FEATURES  IN  COMMUNITY  BUILDINGS. 

Suggestions  as  to  tablets,  inscriptions,  trophy  rooms,  historical  archives, 
etc.  Illustrated. 

9.  THE  ARCHITECTURE  OF  MEMORIAL  COMMUNITY  HOUSES. 

A  collection  of  photographs,  designs  and  plans,  with  descriptive  text. 

10.  THE  ARCHITECTURE  OF  LARGE  MEMORIAL  BUILDINGS. 

Illustrated  by  photographs  and  plans  of  auditoriums  and  other  memorial 
buildings  suitable  for  larger  cities. 

n.  THE  SCHOOL  AND  THE  MEMORIAL  COMMUNITY  HOUSE. 
Combination  and  co-operation. 

12.  REFRESHMENT  FACILITIES  IN  MEMORIAL  BUILDINGS. 
Technical  suggestions  as  to  arrangement  and  use. 

Single  copies  of  these  bulletins  will  be  gladly  supplied  upon  request,  when 
in  stock;  price  in  quantities,  $3.00  per  hundred. 


